Synonyms of cap

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noun (1)

as in pill

a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally

I prefer to take my medicine as caps rather than in liquid form

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pill
• tablet
• capsule
• dose
• drop
• lozenge
• drug
• medication
• potion
• remedy
• dosage
• pharmaceutical
• cure
• medicinal
• specific
• physic
• bolus
• gelcap
• wonder drug
• miracle drug
• preparation
• pilule

cap

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noun (2)

1

as in hat

a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown

grabbed a cap and plopped it on his head before running out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hat
• helmet
• headgear
• headdress
• chapeau
• lid
• hood
• headpiece
• bonnet
• boater
• beret
• turban
• panama
• bowler
• skullcap
• toque
• pillbox
• shako
• helm
• tam
• biretta
• tricorne
• fez
• tricorn
• fedora
• baseball cap
• calotte
• sombrero
• kepi
• cloche
• homburg
• zucchetto
• sunbonnet
• topper
• service cap
• cowl
• casque
• kufi
• silk hat
• top hat
• garrison cap
• miter
• picture hat
• leghorn
• hard hat
• opera hat
• plug hat
• stovepipe
• cocked hat
• stocking cap
• high hat
• mitre
• overseas cap
• castor
• derby
• capuche
• cowboy hat
• skimmer
• sou'wester
• billycock
• warbonnet
• porkpie hat
• ten-gallon hat
• Stetson
• tam-o'-shanter
• nightcap
• képi

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as in lid

a piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents

I can't find the cap to the milk bottle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lid
• hood
• top
• cover
• roof
• jacket
• covering
• housing
• dome
• casing
• shell
• sheath
• case
• capsule

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as in limit

a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go

a cap on player salary expenditures was suggested as a way to keep small market teams competitive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limit
• limitation
• confines
• ceiling
• end
• boundary
• line
• extent
• barrier
• bound
• termination
• rim
• brim
• edge
• wall
• margin
• fence
• border
• terminus
• extremity
• fag end
• outside
• hedge
• restraint
• bar
• verge
• stop

cap

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verb

as in to limit

to set bounds or an upper limit for

the senator will propose a bill to cap prices for home heating oil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limit
• restrict
• tighten
• confine
• hold down
• block
• narrow
• circumscribe
• bar
• hamper
• hinder
• contract
• impede
• modify
• number
• obstruct
• pinch
• suppress
• squeeze
• lessen
• constrict
• qualify
• repress
• quell

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exceed
• expand
• broaden
• widen
• overreach
• overextend

• exceed
• expand
• broaden
• widen
• overreach
• overextend

Phrases Containing cap

• a feather in one's cap
• cap (off)
• cap in hand
• doff one's cap to

• a feather in one's cap
• cap (off)
• cap in hand
• doff one's cap to